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==Crystal structure of Pseudo-activated Procaspase-3==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[3itn]] is a 2 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=3ITN OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3ITN FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.63&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=0QE:CHLOROMETHANE'>0QE</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=ACE:ACETYL+GROUP'>ACE</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=3itn FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=3itn OCA], [https://pdbe.org/3itn PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=3itn RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/3itn PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=3itn ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/CASP3_HUMAN CASP3_HUMAN] Involved in the activation cascade of caspases responsible for apoptosis execution. At the onset of apoptosis it proteolytically cleaves poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) at a '216-Asp-|-Gly-217' bond. Cleaves and activates sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBPs) between the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper domain and the membrane attachment domain. Cleaves and activates caspase-6, -7 and -9. Involved in the cleavage of huntingtin. Triggers cell adhesion in sympathetic neurons through RET cleavage.<ref>PMID:7596430</ref> <ref>PMID:21357690</ref> 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The caspase-3 zymogen has essentially zero activity until it is cleaved by initiator caspases during apoptosis. However, a mutation of V266E in the dimer interface activates the protease in the absence of chain cleavage. We show that low concentrations of the pseudo-activated procaspase-3 kill mammalian cells rapidly and, importantly, this protein is not cleaved nor is it inhibited efficiently by the endogenous regulator XIAP (X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis). The 1.63 A (1 A = 0.1 nm) structure of the variant demonstrates that the mutation is accommodated at the dimer interface to generate an enzyme with substantially the same activity and specificity as wild-type caspase-3. Structural modelling predicts that the interface mutation prevents the intersubunit linker from binding in the dimer interface, allowing the active sites to form in the procaspase in the absence of cleavage. The direct activation of procaspase-3 through a conformational switch rather than by chain cleavage may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for inducing cell death.

A constitutively active and uninhibitable caspase-3 zymogen efficiently induces apoptosis.,Walters J, Pop C, Scott FL, Drag M, Swartz P, Mattos C, Salvesen GS, Clark AC Biochem J. 2009 Dec 10;424(3):335-45. PMID:19788411<ref>PMID:19788411</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Caspase 3D structures|Caspase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Clark AC]]
[[Category: Drag M]]
[[Category: Mattos C]]
[[Category: Pop C]]
[[Category: Salvesen GS]]
[[Category: Scott FL]]
[[Category: Swartz PD]]
[[Category: Walters J]]